Table 2

Characteristics of other five-level triage systems

AuthorYearCountryTriage systemsPopulationsSample sizeSites (n)Design
Maningas64 2006USASoterion Rapid Triage SystemAdult /paediatric33 8501Retrospective
Maningas65 2006USASoterion Rapid Triage SystemPaediatric70771Retrospective
Taboulet57 2009FranceFRench Emergency Nurses Classification in Hospital scaleAdult9411Retrospective
Wildgren59 2011SwedenMedical Emergency Triage and Treatment SystemAdult86951Retrospective
van Ierland60 2011NetherlandsNetherlands Triage SystemAdult/paediatric32071Prospective
Ozüçelik58 2013TurkeyHacettepe Emergency Triage SystemPaediatric3081Prospective
Chang61 2013TaiwanPaediatric Taiwan Triage System/ Pediatric Triage and Acuity ScalePaediatric42 548/42 3461Retrospective
Jobé56 2014BelgiumEchelle Liégeoise d’Index de Sévérité à l’AdmissionAdult5441Retrospective
Elias55 2015USAClinical GPSNS731Prospective
Perez63 2016DenmarkRapid Emergency Triage and Treatment System- Hospital Unit WestAdult/paediatric46801Retrospective
Betz62 2016CanadaRapid Triage ScoreNS4961Prospective
  • NS, not stated.